'Andaman News' program from Monday 16 February onwards & highlights 10-12 February

On Monday 16 February, we plan local news including ASEAN plus three Finance Ministers meeting to take place in Phuket; then our Special report takes you to the ‘Two island-One culture wedding’ held in Phuket on Valentine’s Day and looks at the Audio lab library for the blind at Bangkok Hospital Phuket.

On Tuesday 17 February, local news included Phuket authority ready to host ASEAN Finance Ministers; Later we had an interview at Soi Dog's Mai Khao Shelter & Clinic opened a year ago; then we looked at some sarong in Phuket.

We were NOT on air Monday 9 February, Makka Bucha Day and public holiday. We returned on Tuesday 10 February with popular specials about the Similan Islands & House made from Earth in Phang Nga;

On Wednesday 11 February we had a report about assistance for Phuket Marine Biological Centre marine animal rescues by Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation & Le Meridien Phuket Resort; plus a report on Ban Paklok villagers in Thalang.

On Thursday 12 February we had a report on Sea Gypsies unusual ceremonies in Mai Khao, Phuket; plus an interview with the Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Phuket office about the ‘2 Islands 1 Culture’ festival for Taiwanese & Thai couples, this coming Valentines Day.

We were NOT on air Friday 13 February.

From 1 April 2008 we have appeared on this website http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/ Please bookmark it and stay tuned for more changes & news as they develop. Our previous website http://news.prd.go.th closed all its pages at end of May 2008, and the other previous website Thaisnews.com was closed 6 November 2007; Some special and interview videos are also put on www.YouTube.com/AndamanNews or search under www.video.google.com. Contact us for any old videos we may still have, that you may need!

Also TV Channel 11 was renamed NBT since 1 April 2008.

'Andaman News' is usually on air live most Mondays to Fridays, at 8.30-9am, in English, with the latest local Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi news, reports, interviews and weather forecasts on local NBT TV, (VHF dial, not UBC-True) ; and also with effect 1 July 2008 live on Radio Thailand FM90.5, to Phuket, Phang Nga & Krabi provinces; plus possibly repeats on Phuket Cable TV's channel 1 & their regional networks at 7pm & 1am; and on FM108 Mazz Radio in Phuket at 7pm.

The Andaman News text, photos & VDOs are usually posted on this website from about 10.00am on each day of broadcast. Most are also put on www.YouTube.com/AndamanNews . We and others can also put some interesting links to our VDOs on other websites and forums as well free of copyright as we are a public broadcaster.

To send comments, enquiries, suggestions, video contributions, advertising/sponsorship* on program, requests to lease airtime, Press Releases, & volunteers for Young Reporters or Student Interns, please email to AndamanNews@yahoo.com or send to/visit the NBT TV studio on Rang Hill in Phuket City. For urgent messages, please phone 089-1739808 (in English) 089-7231984 or 076 211555 (in Thai) or fax 076 211556.

* Also note we are willing to discuss company sponsorship of segments, programs and staff in Andaman News.
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